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A review by alexandravlvrd
The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab
reflective
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
ALMOST DNF! YIKES
WHY THE FIRST FEW HUNDRED PAGES WERE SO FULL OF NOTHING?
There was so many info I didn’t want to know because it was prolonged for no reason at all. The first 200 pages could have been perfectly reduced to a hundred easily. So if you’re planing to read this, expect more real content after the 225 page or so. Indeed this was almost my first DNF, and take this from someone that read the first two crime books from JK Rowling. :/
But, what happened that I ended up kind of liking it? Well, Henry, his fairly short life was more fascinating than Addie’s. I understand the whole “The Life of Addie LaRue” but, Addie’s life was very monochromatic.
Anyways, this is certainly really similar to The Age of Adaline. Expect nonlinear timeline. Love driven plot but not much romance. It could fall between YA and New Adult.
Resume w/o spoilers: Addie has made a pact with the wrong god while she tries to run from her destiny as a woman in the 1700’s, she offers her soul in exchange of enough time to live her life, but when you make a deal with the devil, you know there’s always a trick, Addie can live her life as long as she wants but she shall not be remembered. That’s how 300 tough years go by, in between wars, diseases, poverty and her only companion is that wild old god until Addie meets someone who will change the strange monotony of her life.
Key words: Contemporary. Historical. Romance. Fantasy. Nonlinear timeline. Sexual Orientation Diversity. Slow paced. YA. New Adult.
Character development: Only Henry’s. Overall, very poor character development to the point it could be almost non-existent. Addie will be one of the most simplistic characters I have ever read, very lethargic personality like a non-stop clinical depression mental state so it could be a little bit triggering.
Romance: enemies to lovers trope and no smut but sex is mentioned several times across the book.
Plot: Focused in all the wrong things. Slow paced. Romance played a huge deal in the plot but the plot was not very romantic itself.
Note: Henry is the queer type of guy we love to read about. He’s the reason I ended up liking this book.
WHY THE FIRST FEW HUNDRED PAGES WERE SO FULL OF NOTHING?
There was so many info I didn’t want to know because it was prolonged for no reason at all. The first 200 pages could have been perfectly reduced to a hundred easily. So if you’re planing to read this, expect more real content after the 225 page or so. Indeed this was almost my first DNF, and take this from someone that read the first two crime books from JK Rowling. :/
But, what happened that I ended up kind of liking it? Well, Henry, his fairly short life was more fascinating than Addie’s. I understand the whole “The Life of Addie LaRue” but, Addie’s life was very monochromatic.
Anyways, this is certainly really similar to The Age of Adaline. Expect nonlinear timeline. Love driven plot but not much romance. It could fall between YA and New Adult.
Resume w/o spoilers: Addie has made a pact with the wrong god while she tries to run from her destiny as a woman in the 1700’s, she offers her soul in exchange of enough time to live her life, but when you make a deal with the devil, you know there’s always a trick, Addie can live her life as long as she wants but she shall not be remembered. That’s how 300 tough years go by, in between wars, diseases, poverty and her only companion is that wild old god until Addie meets someone who will change the strange monotony of her life.
Key words: Contemporary. Historical. Romance. Fantasy. Nonlinear timeline. Sexual Orientation Diversity. Slow paced. YA. New Adult.
Character development: Only Henry’s. Overall, very poor character development to the point it could be almost non-existent. Addie will be one of the most simplistic characters I have ever read, very lethargic personality like a non-stop clinical depression mental state so it could be a little bit triggering.
Romance: enemies to lovers trope and no smut but sex is mentioned several times across the book.
Plot: Focused in all the wrong things. Slow paced. Romance played a huge deal in the plot but the plot was not very romantic itself.
Note: Henry is the queer type of guy we love to read about. He’s the reason I ended up liking this book.